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REFERENCES


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More detailed technical information can be found in these publications which include a thorough and in-depth review of chemical tracer theory, the history and development of the technology, and many modern applications of SWCT techniques, including enhanced oil recovery (EOR) evaluation.
  1. Deans, H. A.: "Method of determining Fluid Saturations in Reservoirs," U.S. Patent #3,623,842 (Nov 1971).
  2. Cooke, C. E. Jr.:"Method of determining Residual Oil Saturation in Reservoirs," U.S. Patent #3,590,923 (Jul 1971).
  3. Tomich, J.F.,Dalton, R.L., Deans, H.A., and Shallenberger, L. K.: "Single-Well Tracer Method to Measure Residual Oil Saturation," JPT(Feb 1973) 211-218. [SPE00003792]
  4. Salathiel, R.A.: "Oil Recovery by Surface Film Drainage in Mixed-Wettability Rocks," JPT(Oct 1973) 1216-24; Trans., AIME, 255. [SPE00004104]
  5. Deans, H.A., Shallenberger, L.K.:"Single-Well Chemical Tracer Method to Measure Connate Water Saturation," paper SPE 4755 presented at the 1974 SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, April 1974, Tulsa, Oklahoma. [SPE00004755]
  6. Lawry, Thomas F., Illinois State Geological Survey: "A Review of Tertiary Recovery in Illinois," paper SPE 4869 presented at SPE Midwest Oil and Gas Industry Symposium, 28-29 March 1974, Indianapolis, Indiana. [SPE00004869]
  7. Bragg, J.R., Shallenberger, L.K., Exxon Production Research Co., "In-Situ Determination of Residual Gas Saturation by Injection and Production of Brine," SPE Annual Fall Technical Conference and Exhibition, 3-6 October 1976, New Orleans, Louisiana. [SPE00006047]
  8. O'Brien, L. J., Cooke, R. S., Willis, H. R., "Oil Saturation Measurement at Brown and East Voss Tannehill Fields," JPT(Jan 1978) 17-24. [SPE00006370]
  9. Sheely, C. Q., : "Description of Field Tests to Determine Residual Oil Saturation by Single-Well Tracer Method," JPT(Feb 1978)194-202. [SPE00005840]
  10. Deans, H.A., Exxon Production Research Company; Rice University: "Using Chemical Tracers to Measure Fractional Flow and Saturation in-situ," SPE Symposium on Improved Methods of Oil Recovery, 16-17 April 1978, Tulsa, Oklahoma. [SPE00007076]
  11. Thomas, E. C. and Ausburn, B. E.: "Determining Swept-Zone Residual Oil Saturation in a Slightly Consolidated Gulf Coast Sandstone Reservoir," JPT(Apr 1979)513-24. [SPE00005803]
  12. Deans, H. A. and Majoros, S., "The Single-Well Chemical Tracer Method for Measuring Residual Oil Saturation," Final Report, DOE/BC20006-18, (October 1980).
  13. Edinga, K.J., Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas Co. Ltd.; McCaffery, F.G., Petroleum Recovery Inst.; Wytrychowski, I.M., Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas Co. Ltd.: "Cessford Basal Colorado A ReservoirCaustic Flood Evaluation," JPT(Dec 1980)2103-2110. [SPE00008199]
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  15. Myal, F. Richard, Gary Energy Corporation; Wesson, T.C., U.S. Department of Energy: "Waterflood Residual Oil Saturation Technology Test in a Semi-Consolidated Sandstone Reservoir," SPE/DOE Enhanced Oil Recovery Symposium, 5-8 April 1981, Tulsa, Oklahoma. [SPE00009800]
  16. Donaldson, E.C.: "Comparison of Methods for Measurement of Oil Saturation," paper SPE 10298 presented at the 1981 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, October 5-7, San Antonio, TX. [SPE00010298]
  17. Bragg, J.R., Gale, W.W., McElhannon Jr., W.A., Exxon Production Research Co.; Davenport, O.W., Petrichuk, M.D., Exxon Co. U.S.A.; Ashcraft, T.L., Exxon Production Research Co.: " Loudon Surfactant Flood Pilot Test," SPE Enhanced Oil Recovery Symposium, 4-7 April 1982, Tulsa, Oklahoma. [SPE00010862]
  18. Sheely, C.Q. and Baldwin, D.E.:"Single-Well Tracer Test for Evaluating Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes," JPT(Aug. 1982)1887-96. [SPE00008838]
  19. Carlisle, C.T. et al.:" Development of a Rapid and Accurate Method for Determining Partition Coefficients of Chemical Tracers Between Oils and Brines (for Single-Well Tracer Tests)," Contract No. DOE/BC/10100 -4 U.S. DOE(Dec. 1982).
  20. Nute, A. J. :"Design and Evaluation of a Gravity-Stable, Miscible CO2-Solvent Flood, Bay St. Elaine Field," paper SPE 11506 presented at the 1983 Middle East Oil Tech. Conf. of SPE, March 14-17, Manama, Bahrain. [SPE00011506]
  21. Holland, K.M., and Porter, L.T. :"Single-Well Evaluation Program for Micellar/Polymer Recovery, Main and 99 West Pools, West Coyote Field, California," paper SPE 11990 presented at the 1983 SPE 58th Tech. Conference and Ex., October 5-8, San Francisco, California. [SPE00011990]
  22. Blackwell, R.J., Exxon Production Research Company: "An Overiew of In-Situ Methods for Determining Remaining Oil Saturations," Middle East Oil Technical Conference and Exhibition, 11-14 March 1985, Bahrain. [SPE00013702]
  23. Deans, H.A., Carlisle, C.T.:"Single-Well Tracer Tests in Complex Pore Systems," paper SPE/DOE 14886 presented at the Fifth Symposium on EOR, April 20-23 1986, Tulsa, Oklahoma. [SPE00014886]
  24. Chang, M.M., et al.: "Evaluation and Comparison of Residual Oil Saturation Determination Techniques," SPE Formation Evaluation (March 1988)251-262. [SPE00014887]
  25. Ferreira, L.E.A., Descant, F.J., Delshad, Mojdeh, Pope, G.A., Sepehrnoori, Kamy, U. of Texas: "A Single-Well Tracer Test To Estimate Wettability," SPE/DOE Enhanced Oil Recovery Symposium, 22-24 April 1992, Tulsa, Oklahoma. [SPE00024136]
  26. Deans, H.A., Mut, A. D., "Chemical Tracer Studies to Determine Water Saturation at Prudhoe Bay"; SPE Reservior Engineering, Feb. 1997, page 52-57. [SPE00028591]
  27. Cockin, A.P., Malcolm, L.T., BP Exploration Co. Ltd.; McGuire, P.L., ARCO Alaska Inc.; Giordano, R.M., ARCO Exploration and Production Technology.; Sitz, C.D., Chemical Tracers, Inc.: "Design, Implementation and Simulation Analysis of a Single-Well Chemical Tracer Test To Measure the Residual Oil Saturation to a Hydrocarbon Miscible Gas at Prudhoe Bay," SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 27-30 September 1998, New Orleans, Louisiana. [SPE00048951]
  28. C. Chatzichristos, Ø. Dugstad, A. Haugan, J. Sagen, J. Muller, IFE: "Application of Partitioning Tracers for Remaining Oil Saturation Estimation: An Experimental and Numerical Study," SPE/DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, 3-5 April 2000, Tulsa, Oklahoma. [SPE00059369]
  29. A.P. Cockin, L.T. Malcolm, BP Exploration Co.; P.L. McGuire, Arco Alaska; R.M. Giordano, Arco E&P Technology; C.D. Sitz, Chemical Tracers: "Analysis of a Single-Well Chemical Tracer Test To Measure the Residual Oil Saturation to a Hydrocarbon Miscible Gas Flood at Prudhoe Bay," SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering. [SPE00068051]
  30. Clara Hernandez, Larry Chacon, Lorenzo Anselmi, Reinaldo Angulo, Eduardo Manrique, PDVSA-Intevep; Eucario Romero, PDVSA-EPM; Nancy de Audemard, REIMPET; Charles Carlisle, Chemical Tracers Inc.: "Single Well Chemical Tracer Test to Determine ASP Injection Efficiency at Lagomar VLA-6/9/21 Area, C4 Member, Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela," SPE/DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, 13-17 April 2002, Tulsa, Oklahoma. [SPE00075122]
  31. P.L. McGuire, SPE, J.R. Chatham, F.K. Paskvan, SPE, D.M. Sommer, SPE, F.H. Carini, SPE, BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.: "Low Salinity Oil Recovery: An Exciting New EOR Opportunity for Alaska"s North Slope," SPE Western Regional Meeting, Mar 30 - Apr 01 2005, Irvine, California. [SPE00093903]
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